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VOL. XXIX
HOOD RIVER, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6. 1917
No. 27
Our Next Directory
goes to print the latter part of this
month. Will our patrons please notify
us immediately of any desired changes,
corrections, new installationsor adver
tising. Telephone 1001 for our adver
tising rates.
THE TELEPHONE IS FOR YOUR SERVICE
Oregon-Washington Telephone Company
Don't Take a
Chance
on losing your valuables by Fire
or Theft, Our Safety Deposit Boxes will
protect them and the rental is a small matter
$2.22 per Year
FIRST. NATIONAL
BANK
HOOD RIVER, OREGON
' Member1' Federal Reserve System ,
Pictures
of Home
to the
there,"
letters,
ns and
home
This with a
. from Home, come closer
hearts of the boys "over
' than anything else, except
Both are National obligatio
the best preventives against
sickness. Ask "the boys."
year, make someone happy
Kodak.
Give her, or him, or them a Kodak and ,
yon can be assured that your gift will be
instructive, enlightening and always en
joyable a never ending reminder in the
( Kodak pictures they can make.
Our Store simply radiates the spirit of
Christmas. Throughout our displays you
. will find articles which are especially ap
propriate as gift suggestions the useful,
lasting ki ud that make Christmas giving,
worth while.
KRESSE DRUG CO.
the -Rai Storo
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COME IN AND HEAR THE LATEST DECEMBER RECORDS
ANNOUNCEMENT
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J In June of this year Congress amended the Federal Re
serve Act so that State Banks may now be admitted to mem
bership and retain till the rights and privileges granted them
under their respective state charters.
s? In October the President appealed to the State Banks of
the United States, eligible to membership, to join the Federal
Reserve System thereby adding to the gold reserve of the
country the strength of more than eight thousantr-state banks.
0 We have answered this appeal and on November 30th our
application for membership was approved by the Federal Re
serve Board. We were prompted to take this step by a sin
cere desire to do our bit by standing squarely behind the ad
miniatration'but we are not unmindful of -the fact that we
have broadened our field of usefulness in the community we
serve. In so doing we have added to the privileges granted to
us under our State Charter, the many advantages of the Fed
eral Reserve System. s
Butler Banking Company
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Conservation and Economy
. go hand in hand here. We will help you do your bit; toward
"conserving tha wool supply of the country and locii3fifo'ii2e-i
on the clothes question at the same time. '
Almost everybody is paying particular attention to their
old clothes now in place of buying new. Let us show you
what can be done with your clothes. How you can get more
satisfactory service out of that old suit or coat than you ever
dreamed was possible. .
Don't throw good clothes away just because they need
cleaning and pressing, or perhaps a little repairing. We are
experts at cleaning, repairing and altering garments for men
and women. You will be better dressed and save money on
your clothes if you will let us keep them in shape for you.
Work called for and delivered anywhere in the city.
Telephone 1124
MEYER & WOOD
HOTEL OREGON BUILDING, SECOND STREET
HOOD RIVER
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I Buy for Cash, F. 0. B. cars
Apples Potatoes
All Grade and Varieties
What Have You to ' Offer?
Tel 2221
E. V. GRAMPS
WRITE YOUR
Apple Insurance
WITH
J. M. Culbertson & Co.
Sets &e Pace
20th Year
pATHERS, Sons and Grandsons, each
within their time, have found Olds
mobile durability, endurance and com
fort inseparably woven among their
fondest family traditions.
PAGE & SON
Wholesale Fruit Dealers
ARE NOW LOCATED AT
W. L. CLARK'S WAREH6USE
J' "Representative Telephone 1364
DEMONSTRATION OR FURTHER INFORMATION BY
J. W. ANDERSON
APPLES
Spitzenburgs, Newtowns, Arkansas Blacks, other
standard varieties, standard grade and pack, now
ready for shipping. We reach all available export
and domestic markets. Arrange your shipping ac
count at once. Liberal advances.
KELLY BROS. w-ptl-ous- 7th Rllrod St.
12TH COMPANY
NEEDS FUNDS
WEATHER UPSETS CALCULATIONS
Last Thursday's Football Game Leaves
Boys Owing $125 01 Football
Suits Firemen Offer Aid
when the 12th Co. combined high school
nd fireman Thanksgiving football
game was expected to raise sufficient
ludns for the soldier lads to pay for
their new suits, left the artillerymen
in a bad hole. Despite the fact that a.
good attendance braved the rain storm,
the thousands expected at the eontest
did not show up. ,
As a result of the interference of
Jupiter Pluvius the soldiers still owe
$125. The artillerymen have no means
of raising a fund by benefit perform
ances at tort (Jan by, and the Hood
River Volunteer fire department has
undertaken to assist the boys to pay
lor the suits.
"We do not wish to make a cam
paign for funds," says T. D. Waldie,
secretary of the firemen, "but it is
felt that the people of .Hood River, if
the fact is nut up to them properly,
will voluntarily contribute the amount
needed by Twelfth Company men. Al
bany and other towns have outfitted
their artillery companies with football
suits. The firemen will appreciate any
donation, little or big, in behalf of
tne artillery men.
The O lacier has offered to cooperate
with the fire department in raisin? the
fund,and contributions will be received
at the office to be applied to the foot-
Dan suit luna.
Nineteen of the 12th Co. boys were
here for the game Thursday. The
combined team was beaten by a score
of 24 toQ.
The city council has undertaken to
assist in raising the fund, and with
Walter Walters appointed for the task,
a subscription paper was circulated
yesterday. -'
Recruiting Party Coming
Capt. Geo. R. Wilbur writes that a
recruiting party from 12th Co. will ar
rive here Friday night to remain until
Monday morning to secure 12 new men
for the crack Hood River Company.
Expenses of the recruits to Fort Canby
will be paid.
Capt. Wilbur writes that he desires
very much to bring the Company to
the full strength of 109 with Hood
River boys, ft is asked that some
patriotic citizen donate the use of an
automobile for the boys while here.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
FOR DRAFT EUGIBLES
' Every man registered under the
draft law who has changed his resi
dence or poBtoffice address should im
mediately, without fail, notify his local
board of his present address so that
he will receive the Questionnaire he is
required to fill out under the new draft
regulations.
This applies to all registered men,
even those previously exempted or
discharged. All previous exemptions
and discharges from the drait are aut
omatically revoked December 15.
The Questionnaires win begin to be
sent to registered men December 15.
Each man will have seven days in
which to fill out answers to the many
questions asked and return the ques
tionnaire to his local board.
Failure to answer the questionnaire
and return it to the board within this
seven-day limit will endanger a man's
right to claim exemption, regardless
of whether he did not receive the ques
tionnaire.
Hence it is urgent that every regis
tered man whose address has been
changed should, for" his own protection.
at once .notify his local board of his
change in address. ..
' So important is this matter consid
ered by Provost Marshal General Crow
der, at Washington, D. C, that he has
issued the following instructions rela
tive to giving it full publicity :
i "Please cause the broadest and most
extensive and continuous publicity to
be given through the adjutant general,
local and district boards, . the newspa
pers, and by all possible means of
warning to all registrants who may
have changed their places of abode and
postomce address to communicate im
mediately with their local boards
where they are registered, and furnish
their present addresses so that ques
tionnaires, which will begin to be
mailed December 15. will reach such
registrants without delay.
"Registrants are bound by law to
keep themselves .advised of all pro
ceedings in respect of them, and fail
ure to do so may result in their losing
right to claim exemption or dis
charge. !
THRIFT STAMPS SOLD
BY POSTOFFICE
Monday the first - United States
Thrift stamp was purchased bere from
the Dostomce by Mrs. Bertha Davis.
Up to yesterday Postmaster Reavis an
nounced sales totaling $116.
The Bum of such war certificates out
standing shall not at any one time ex
eeed in the aggregate $2,000,000,000
(maturity value). The amount of war
savings certificates sold to any one
person at any one time shall not ex
ceed $100 (maturity -valule, and it shall
not be lawful for any one person at
any one time to bold war savings eer
tificates to an aggregate amount ex
ceeding $1,000 (maturity value).
A United States war savings certifi
cate. Series of 1918. will be an oblica
tion of the United States when, and
only when, one or more United States
war savings stamps, series of 1918,
shall be affixed thereto. Each of such
war savings certificates will have
spaces for 20 war savings certificate
stamps, series of 1918, and each of
such stamps thereto raxed will bave a
maturity value ol $5 on January 1,
1923. which will accordingly give each
such certificate, when bearing its full
complement of such stamps, a matur
ity value of $100 on said date. No war
savings certihcate will be issued unless
at the same time one or more war sav
ings certificate stamps shall be pur
chased and ataxed thereto, bat no addi
tional charge will be made for the war
savings certicfiate itself. The name of
the owner of each war savings certifi
cate must be written upon such certifi
cate at the time of the issue tnereoi.
Wsr savings certificate stamps, ser
ies of 1918. will be issued in 1918 at
$4.12 for January. The eost will in
crease one cent for each additional
month. War savings certificates shall
be exempt, both as to principal and in
terest from all taxation now or hereaf
ter imposed by the United States, any
state, or any of the possesisons of the
United states, or by any local taxing
authority, except estate or inheritance
taxes, and graduated additional income
taxes, commonly known as surtaxes,
and excess profits and warprofits taxes,
now or hereafter imposed by the Unit
ed States, noon the income or profits
of individuals, partnerships, associa
tions or corporations.
LIVE NEWS FROM
TWELFTH COMPANY
The 12th Co. enioyed a dinner on
Thanksgiving day which was a marvel
in quality, arangement and spirit.
Practically all the members of the
company were present, except the foot
ball players who went to Hood Kiver.
Very neat menu cards, including a ros
ter of the Company members, weie
printed lor the occasion, tne menu
included 30 articles of food, which was
almost everything one could wish to
have set before him. Turkey was pro
cured from the commissary department
and the jelly was furnished by mem
bers of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the
East bide, ror two hours following
the feast toasts weie given and songs
were sung by members present.
The names of four new recruits which
bave been addda to the 12th Co. roster
from the Hood River valley are : Pri
vates E. D. Laddusaw, J. L. Culbert
son,. Perl'Perkins and Orville Thomp
son. The-last named three men are
from Parkd ale.
The last Company member to be mar
ried is Corporal Scheer, of the Frank
ton district. Those who have joined
the benedicts- since the Company has
been at Fort Canby are Privates Doug
las, Barrett and Vermeul and Corporals
Kent and Scheer.
The names of First Set. W. J. A.
Baker and Sgt. F. L. Moe have been
approved by Col. Ellis, commander of
the coast defense of the Columbia, to
attend the Third Officers' Training
camp at the Presidio of San Francisco.
ALVA IIARDMAN
DIES IN FRANCE
A letter from Jesse Hutson. the dead
boy's chum, tells of the recent death
from pneumonia of Alva Hardman,
member of C. 13., 18th Engineers, sta
tined somewhere- ha France. , Young
Hardman, prominentOn grange fJfairs,
had an Upper Valley homestead, .
4-Minute Men-4
'Carrying the Message"
L. B. GIBSON
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AT
ELECTRIC THEATRES
Water Testimony Being Taken
George T. Cochran, superintendent
of the eastern Oregon water district,
arrived here yesterday to take testi
mony in 'an adjudication of all the
water rights in the Hood river water
shed. Mr. Cochran will spend today
in Parkdale on a similar mission. The
participation of the State Water Board
in the adjudication of the rights fol
lowed a decision of the supreme court
in 1915 in remanding to the circuit
court for rehearing the case or the Or
egon Lumber Co. vs. the East Fork
Irrigation District, a lawsuit involving
the rights to the water of the East
Fork of Hood river. Because other
similar litigation seemed imminent, the
supreme court referred the case to the
Water Board, and the hearing follows
a 'survey of all the irrigiable lands of
the valley, a task that has consumed a
year, and observations for a similar
period of the now ot water tn the dif
fernt local streams.
Said to involve property holdings in
excess of those of the Powder River
Valley case, a landmark in Oregon ir
rigation litigation, the case is creating
a statewide interest among attorneys.
District Ministerial Meetings
Rev. E. H. Longbrake, pastor of the
Asbury Methodist church, is host of the
members of The Dalles District Minis
terial Association convened for -their
annual convention yesterday and today,
Problems arising from war conditions
will be considered. An address was
delivered last night by Prof. E. C.
Richards, of Willamette University,
following a missionary pantomime giv
en by seven girls of the Sunday school.
Plans have leen made for an address
tonight by Bishop Matt S. Hughes, of
Portland.
At noon today the visiting ministers
will be taken for an automobile ride
through the orchards. District Super
intendent Pemberton, of The Dalles, is
presiding. The public is invited to at
tend the sessions.
Pruning School Successful
With Gordon G. Brown, local horti
culturist, and Prof. Gardner, horticul
tural expert of O. A. C, in charge, the
first annnual pruning scnooLwhich will
last until Saturday night, opened Mon
day mornintr. Limited to 75 a full
registration of orchardists from this
county and Mosier were present. A
corps of O. A. C. experts are here 'to
lecture, participate in laboartory work
and give actual demonstrations in the
fields.
In a battery of automobiles the
grower-students journeyed to orchards
for field work. The school, if success
ful, will be held here every year, it is
said.
First National Gets Bonds
S. J. Moores. who has been handling
the Liberty Bond subscriptions of the
f irst National Hank, announces that
the bank has received a limited num
ber of the bonds of the $50 and $1,000
denominations, and subscribers may
secure same by applying tor them.
RED CROSS BALL
WAS JJUCCESS
SUM OF $268 REALIZED FROM PART. ..
Unique Social Event Draws Record Large
Crowd from All Quarters Despite -the
Bad Weather
The most unique and most largely j
attended social .event ever held in
Hood River was given last Thrusdav .
night by the Red Cross Chapter at
Heiibronner nail, the two entire top
stories of which were utilised for the
party. More than 400 from all parts
of the valley were present for the ball,
and the Red Cross realized a net sum
of $268 from the proceeds.
I he big ball room on the top story
and the numerous suites of office
rooms of the second story had been .
handsomely decorated by the Boy
Scouts, who had industriously gathered
greens and navtive shrubs from the
surrounding hillsides to be hauled here -
in the big motor truck of the Billy
Sunday ranch. The office rooms were
equipped as cabarets and card rooms.
The members . of the Girls Honor
Guard served.
The big hop lasted until the early
hours of Friday morning. More than
150 couples were on the floor at one
time. The dance was given a military
signicfiance by the presence of a score ,
of members of 12th Co., who had come ,
here to play football.
The patronnesses of the big dance-
were: Mrs. C. H. Cast ner, Mrs. Tru,
man Butler, Mrs. F. C. Brosiua, Mrs.
Oscar Vanderbilt, Mrs. R. E. Scott,
Mrs. Geo. L. Smith. Mrs. D. L. Pier
son, Mrs. Geo. C. Gladden, Mrs. - Geo.
A. btranahan, Mrs. Lhas. Fuller, Mrs,
E. T. Folts. Miss Eva Gunn, Mrs. Em
ma Epping, Mrs. A. H. Berry. Mrs.
W. J. Knight. Mrs. J. R. Nickelsen,
Mrs. Geo. Gallaway and Mrs. E. J.
Nicholson.
One of the unique effects of decora
tion, a huge red cross suspended in the
center of the ceiling of the ball room,
was the best ever seen here. The dec
oration committee waa composed of C.
F. Gilbert. Earl Frana. T. D. Waldie. ,
J. W. Forbes, E. C. Colby, Edwin C.
Eberly, I. D. Parkins and Joe Hay
ward. Mrs. C. H. Jenkins had charge ..
of the decoration of the card parlors.,
The Honor Guard committee was ,
composed of Misses Louise Halvorsen.
Ann vannet and a mine Bart mens ana
Mrs. 'Edgar Frans. .
P. P. & L CO. OFFERS .
STOCK TO PATRONS ;
A great many of the customers of .-,
the Pacific Power & Light Co. are at
present holding stock of that concern
and this fact has lead the- racial ox v.
the comany to feel that it should allow
more o'f its customers to acquire owner?
ship in the company which will develop
a closer relationship between the util
ity company and. the consumers of its
commodities. The company has an
nounced a scheme of disposing of its
preferred stock to its cusomera either
for cash or on time payroens. . This
plan is more or less of a variation from .
the UBual method of public financing ,.
and it has created much interest in the '
northwest. In this way, the company ,'
will obtain greater circulation of its ,
stock among its customers in Oregon,
Washington and Idaho and so it is of
fering to its customers seven per cent
cumulative preferred stock of the par '
value of $100 a share.
Customers of the Pacific Power & ,
Light Co. have been buying its stock, .
on the open market for several years '
until at the present time the par value
of the stock held by residents of the ;
territory served by the company is -over
$400,000. The holdings of the ,
Pacific Power & Light Co. are high,
class and rank as such in the financial
world, and the company's properties
are looked upon as being well equipped.
This concern now has about 32,000 cus
tomers in several districts in the three
northwest states, the districts them-'',
selves having a popualtion of about -130,000.
The Pacific Power & Light Co. nam
bers Astoria, The Dalles, Hood River,
Seaside, Pendleton, White Salmon,
Vancouver, Goldendale, Dayton, Waits
burg, Pasco, Pomeroy, Prosser, Ken
newick, Lewiston, North Yakima, Top-
penish, Sunnyside and many other
communities among the places it
serves. '
Lewis A. McArthur, general man
ager of the Pacific Power & Light Co.,
has given this paper the following
statement about its customers securing .
preferred stock under the two plana:
"The utility companies that have the
good will of their customers are tha
concerns that will prosper, and it has
been very gratifying to the officials of
our company to notice the ever In
creasing amount ot our stock that is
being purchased by our customers on
the open market. This knowledge has
convinced us that it would be a good -thing
for us and our customers to offer -our
stock directly to them under two
plans, the first being on a cash basis
and in which case the purchaser may
obtain as many shares of stock as may
be desirable, and the other plan is to '
sell up to 25 shares to a buyer on the
installment arrangement of $10 down
and $10 a month for each share pur
chased. Our customers at this time
hold over $400,000 worth of our stock.
"Our interests and those of our cus
tomers, we believe, are closely related
in the development of the communities
we serve and the creation of good will
between us and our customers will en
hance the chances of growth of the
territories in which we do business.
"It is our desire that as much as
possible of our earnings be distributed
in our home territories and tha - in
creasing of the number of customers .
who possess our stock will mean that'
with the dividend payments, tha wages
and taxes we pay besides the large,
local purchases of supplies and materi
als will scatter more money through. '
the communities we serve."
The company states that it will re
ceive subscriptions for stock at any of
its offices in Oregon and Washington
or at its Portland office.
Children, Bring in Your Pennies.
Owing to temporary scarcity of pen
nies. We offer a premium of 5 cents per ,
dollar in pennies up to the first $100, de-
livered to ns by children under fifteen
years of age. The First National Bank.
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